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    NASA Science Mission Directorate Chooses 19 Citizen Science Proposals in 2026

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    NASA says 19 research team proposals picked in 2026, covering seed-funded projects and Science Activation teams, will open new ways for the public to join its science.

    NASA's Science Mission Directorate has chosen 19 research team proposals in 2026, which the agency says will give volunteers new chances to contribute to its science, according to NASA Science.

    Twelve came through the Citizen Science Seed Funding Program (CSSFP-25), and seven are Science Activation teams that will involve learners in citizen science tied to NASA research priorities.

    Projects include Planet Hunters Roman, an exoplanet search in Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope data, and Sungrazer 2.0, whose predecessor's volunteers have found 5,204 comets since 2006; Overlap Zoo is already live.

    Why it matters

    NASA says the seed program is meant to widen the ranks of professional scientists using citizen science methods, and it notes that Zooniverse, backed by a NASA grant, reached 1 billion classifications in 2026.

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      In 2026, 19 research team proposals were picked by NASA's Science Mission Directorate, and the agency says they will open new ways for the public to take part in its science.

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      NASA says twelve of the selections were made under its Citizen Science Seed Funding Program, known as CSSFP-25.

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      According to NASA, seven Science Activation teams picked in the most recent competition will engage learners in citizen science tied to the agency's research priorities.

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      Planet Hunters Roman, headed by Bernard Gaudi of Ohio State University, plans to have volunteers spot exoplanets in Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope data through the way the planets' gravity bends starlight.

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      Sungrazer 2.0 builds on an effort launched in 2006, and NASA says that effort's volunteers have found 5,204 comets so far, the majority of those known.

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      Overlap Zoo, a project headed by Benne Holwerda of the University of Louisville, is already open to volunteers, NASA says.

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      NASA states that the seed funding program is meant to help scientists and other experts create citizen science projects and to enlarge the group of professional researchers using these methods.

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      NASA reports that Zooniverse, a platform backed by a NASA grant, reached 1 billion classifications in 2026.

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